Concrete Acid Stain Floors

Any kind will do.

Concrete acid stain floors. Apply the acid stain. The acid in the stain lightly etches the surface allowing the metallic salts to penetrate more easily. No two acid stained floors will be the same. It also won t fade peel or chip.

They work by penetrating the surface and reacting chemically with the hydrated lime calcium hydroxide in the concrete. For this i used two garden sprayers. Acid based stain and water based stain. Acid based stain the color palette is more limited but the stain typically lasts longer than water based so it s the best solution for high traffic areas.

I repeated this until the entire concrete floor was done. But everything can be done by even a beginning diyer. There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors. After i had cleaned and etched all of the concrete it was time to apply the stain.

But i decided to go for it anyway as i figured a i have a ton of very thrifty very handy readers who love frugal diy stuff and b i honestly just wanted a reference for myself as i have a bad. The topic of acid staining concrete floors strays a little from my usual subject matter and seems slightly more suited for a home renovation blog. Applying acid stain to concrete can give new life to plain and otherwise dull looking surfaces. Depending on the amount of preparation your surface needs you can get this unique durable flooring option for as low as 60 cents a square foot including all the tools needed to apply the finish.

Most acid stains are a mixture of water hydrochloric acid and acid soluble metallic salts.